3M is allowing tower contractors to retrofit existing Lad-Saf systems when the cable does not extend far enough through the top of the carrier clamp. 

This procedure can only be completed if the Lad Saf system passes inspection and is free of damage and rust.

Tags: Tower Climber Safety, Tower Climber Equipment, Fall Protection Safety, Workplace Safety

In response to the flooding disasters in Nebraska, Midwest Unlimited is selling all pumps, hoses, generators and inverters going towards the residents and businesses affected at dealer cost.

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So now you need to know how to tether your tools? Follow this guide, you’ll be a tool-tethering expert before you know it!

Tags: Fall Protection for Tools, Tether Tools, Tool Tethering, Workplace Safety, ISEA/ANSI 121, Dropped Objects Standard, 3M DBI SALA, Ergodyne

Be prepared...get ahead of the standard. Everything you need to know about tool tethering.

The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) have announced the the long anticipated "Dropped Objects Standard" has been approved. ANSI/ISEA...

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Know the answers to these questions before you face the cold!

Cold Stress Guide

NOTE:

The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) requires employers to comply with hazard-specific safety and health standards. In addition, pursuant to Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act, employers must provide...

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The ANSI Z359.1 Standard, as we know it, is going away. There will be a new Z359.1, but it will be a reference or guidance tool and totally revamped from its original purpose. It has been replaced by an entire body of work known as The Fall Protection Code.

In 1992, there was only one-ANSI Z359.1...

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“The FCC has closed a first-of-its-kind auction of broadcast airwaves that will see a shakeup in channel lineups in many markets, as stations are reaping a total of $10.05 billion to give up their spectrum.” - repackready.com

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Wireless West Trade Show in San Diego was an unbelievable experience for Midwest Unlimited! The conference included some of the largest cellular providers including California Wireless, Arizona Wireless, Nevada Wireless, Colorado Wireless, and the Northwest Wireless associations. Both the seminars...

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Did you get your taxes done today?  Are you one of the people who got the information all by January 31 and had them filed by February?  Or are you still scrambling to get things done and to the post office to get stamped with today’s date?  

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The year--1947.  

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